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Slightly choppy waist to chest high swell. A little sloppy. WSW wind at 15.

Don’t forget…This Fig Festival is this weekend (August 5th and 6th, 2022)!

Stiff SW wind at 21 this morning has it fairly choppy. swell is knee to occasional waist high. poor shape with plenty of drift to go with it.

Surf is fairly calm this morning. A few scattered knee high waves. Pretty weak. Winds light and variable. Lightning in the area.

Another windblown choppy morning. Swell is waist to chest and dumpy. Stiff SW wind.

Another sloppy morning with Stiff SW wind. It’s choppy with waist to occasionally chest high swell. SW wind at 20.

A little more size this morning with a few chest high waves. It’s choppy and inconsistent with a stiff SW wind at about 20.

Choppy this morning with a few knee to waist high waves. Crumbly & a bit disorganized. SW wind at 17.


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Another windblown day. Swell is Chest to shoulder high. Pretty much closing out. Lots of drift. SW wind at around 25.

Windblown chest high swell this morning. Lots of whitewater. Stiff SW wind with plenty of drift.

Easy evening fishing. We have the 22nd, 23rd and 25th available for offshore or inshore. Half days and evening drum trips. Call today at 252-921-0095!

Still a little rough this morning. Swell is waist to occasional chest high. It’s dumpy and choppy on the inside. SW wind at about 15.


We hope everyone had a safe 4th! Come cool off with some ice tea or grab some spices for your leftover grilling needs.

Mondays are made for pasta!

Check out our live music for the week!

We have just published our latest Ocracoke Newsletter, a fascinating first-hand account of the Great August Storm of 1899.

We are so excited to have Ricky Moore as our guest chef for the Fig Festival this year. Congratulations to Ricky for this prestigious award!!